After working with LLDP information to and from some of the Force10s in our DCs, I noticed a problem or “limitation” with the way that it was sending LLDP information to some of our other gear. I found that the system information was not being sent by default which is a security feature but I needed the name and further detail.
Here is the simple answer, as I could not find it anywhere else online:
ftos-lab-1(conf)
protocol lldp
advertise management-tlv
management-address
system-capabilities
system-description
system-name